Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol Rose 2024 NO20231025 and Mercat is the bottle

and Mercat is the bottle we reach for to fix it

gentle handling

Their "vigneronnes" are the wild ones: spontaneously fermented beers aged for months in old barrels on the grape lees of winemaker friends

a jammy and pleasurable port finish

Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol Rose 2024 NO20231025 and Mercat is the bottleTerrebrune is the Bandol benchmark you reach for when you want the real thing. The Delille family farms limestone clay soils on a south facing amphitheater above the Mediterranean, and unlike the candy pink ross that dominate the category, this is a Mourvdre led wine built to age. The color is pale onion skin, the texture is saline and grippy, and the finish goes on for ages. Drink it now with food, or stash a bottle for next summer and watch it